The state has only collected 3% of what it had anticipated from a new hemp tax.
A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump and Musk’s AI company
Right-leaning legal activists and Elon Musk’s AI company are challenging the right of private groups to sue to enforce several major laws. They are challenging so-called citizen suit provisions and argue that the Constitution reserves tremendous power to the president and federal agencies to enforce the law.
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
Rates are now the highest they’ve been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
Tennessee among 5 states offering to accept nuclear waste
Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help to develop nuclear energy and create thousands of jobs. Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho all have Republican governors who welcome the chance.
Cracker Barrel CEO steps down a year after logo debacle
Cracker Barrel’s CEO is stepping down nearly a year after an attempted rebrand of the chain led to fierce customer backlash. The company is based in Lebanon.
What’s behind a boom in the Western boot business?
There’s a joke about how you can spot tourists in Nashville: They’re the ones in new cowboy boots, even in the heat. In truth, the global market for Western boots is growing quickly.
Nissan marks pickup truck milestone with plans for growth in Mississippi
The first Nissan Frontier rolled off the assembly line in Smyrna in 1998. Last month, the company touted production of its millionth Frontier truck at its Canton, Mississippi, plant, and looks to keep riding the growing trend of light truck sales.
How Knoxville’s independent bookstores are selling more than just stories
In the midst of what many have dubbed a loneliness epidemic,” local bookstores are building relationships with customers that are far more than transactional.
Crowded planes and airports set records, straining the U.S. aviation system
The summer travel season is setting records again. Airlines are carrying more passengers than ever while operating fewer flights than they did 20 years ago, pushing the limits of the aviation system.
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